Modern American Locomotive Engines: Their Design, Construction and Management. A Practical Work for Practical Men |
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Page 40
... produce economical results , should be constructed and set so as to permit a free combustion of the fuel , and give sufficient volume of space for the hot gases to combine , in a manner calcu- lated to effect the utmost production of ...
... produce economical results , should be constructed and set so as to permit a free combustion of the fuel , and give sufficient volume of space for the hot gases to combine , in a manner calcu- lated to effect the utmost production of ...
Page 101
... produce motion within the engine itself , and also the propulsion of the whole upon the road . A com- plete locomotive engine , therefore , combines three dis- tinct arrangements for realizing these conditions . The source of power lies ...
... produce motion within the engine itself , and also the propulsion of the whole upon the road . A com- plete locomotive engine , therefore , combines three dis- tinct arrangements for realizing these conditions . The source of power lies ...
Page 22
... Produce Boiler Plates , and of the Weight of Piles and the Sizes of Bars to produce Sheet - iron ; the Thickness of the Bar Gauge in decimals ; the Weight per foot , and the Thickness on the Bar or Wire Gauge of the fractional parts of ...
... Produce Boiler Plates , and of the Weight of Piles and the Sizes of Bars to produce Sheet - iron ; the Thickness of the Bar Gauge in decimals ; the Weight per foot , and the Thickness on the Bar or Wire Gauge of the fractional parts of ...
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